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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Adams County Education: 34 Asian students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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Seymour Elementary School Principal Ms. Julie Phelan (2023) | Seymour Elementary School

Seymour Elementary School Principal Ms. Julie Phelan (2023) | Seymour Elementary School

There were 34 Asian students enrolled in Adams County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Asian students made up 0.4% of the 8,915 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 19 schools in Adams County, Quincy Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 20 students.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped 3% between the 2019-20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Ethnicities in Adams County in 2021-22 School Year
White [82.0%]Multiracial [8.1%]Black [5.7%]Ethnicities <5 [3.1%]
Enrollment Demographics in Adams County Schools During 2021-22 School Year
School name% of Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Quincy Senior High School1.11,900
Quincy Junior High School11,342
Central 3-4 Middle School0106
Central Elementary Grade School0206
Central High School0238
Central Junior High School0248
Colonel George Iles Elementary School0540
Liberty Elementary School0342
Liberty High School0273
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School0545
Unity Elementary School0279
Unity High School0174
Unity Middle School0207
Seymour Elementary School0248
Seymour High School0233
Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School Site 20537
Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School0479
Early Childhood0458
Thomas S. Baldwin Elementary School Site 20560

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